Many people don't realize this, but each one of us in this country is a part of history, especially for the LGBTQ community. The uprise of protests is a mark being left by the young generation because the right to freedom of speech is being used greater than ever. Children are speaking up louder than ever to protect their future; a future that was set from the former activists who fought day and night for years, so we can have what they could not. Now imagine having all that taken away and having to start all over again. Instead of taken a step forward we start going backwards. Can one new President neglect people's identity just because it doesn't fit his views? Having someone of high power represent us all who doesn’t see it that way is…show more content… Grimm came out as transgender and requested to use the boys restroom. At first the school accepted the request and Grimm was free to use the restroom as pleased , then parents started to investigate and concluded that they will not allow their children to be in this environment. The school board then set out a policy that required students to use the restroom based on your sex assigned at birth or use a single stall restroom in the nurse's office. Grimm described when he needed to use the restroom that he felt humiliation every time he needed to use the restroom and every minute he would try to 'hold it' in the hopes of avoiding the long walk to the nurse's office (Brown). For Grimm and other transgender students “unisex” isn’t seen as a solution because they don't identify as “unisex”. This didn't stop Grimm and supporters as well. After this situation twenty-three states have sued the federal government over a directive from the U.S. justice and education departments allowing transgender students to use bathroom facilities consistent with their gender identity (Bendici). To this demand , parents and community members will have no say in what activities or education programs transgender students participate in. If districts don't follow they might lose federal aid. This fight is far from over and it’s still being fought by brave students, the activists of our…show more content… They are perceived as their assigned birth gender just because they don't have the features they identify with. This is a horrible stigma that hurts their ability to use the restroom. Sex change is an expensive procedure that takes long amount of time before you can even operate. People shouldn't have to feel forced to go through a massive surgery if they already feel comfortable, just because they aren't male or female passing. People shouldn't have to conform to what makes someone a male or female by adding genders on restrooms. I don't know anybody who would change their name and appearance just to be a peeping tom in the locker rooms. In a survey of 100 transgender people in Washington, D.C., 70% said they had been denied restroom access or harassed, and 58% said they had avoided going out in public because they feared being able to find a bathroom (Scherer 36). This shouldn't have to be the mindset of people, being felt restricted to relieve their body. In our time now we should recognize that discrimination based on gender stereotypes, gender identity, gender transition, or transgender status are a form of sex discrimination. (Archibald). I believe denying the right for someone to use a restroom is ridiculous, if at home everyone shares a bathroom then there should
